US6017938AExpiredUtility

Short contact treatment for acne

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Priority: Jul 28, 1998Filed: Jul 28, 1998Granted: Jan 25, 2000
Est. expiryJul 28, 2018(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Susan Bershad
A61K 31/4436A61K 8/671A61Q 19/08A61K 31/203A61Q 19/00A61K 8/63A61K 31/235A61P 17/00A61P 17/10A61K 31/192
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Claims

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of treating acne using short-term contact with an acetylenic retinoid, preferably tazarotene and related compounds.

Claims

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I claim: 
     
       1. A method of treating acne in a human patient comprising the steps of (1) topically applying an effective amount of a tazarotene composition to the affected area of a patient's skin; (2) allowing said composition to remain in contact with the skin for a period of from about thirty seconds to about 15 minutes; and (3) rinsing said tazarotene composition from said affected area. 
     
     
       2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said composition remains in contact with the skin for a period of from about two to about five minutes. 
     
     
       3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises about 0.05% tazarotene. 
     
     
       4. The method according to claim 2 wherein said composition comprises about 0.05% tazarotene. 
     
     
       5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said composition comprises about 0.1% tazarotene. 
     
     
       6. The method according to claim 2 wherein said composition comprises about 0.1% tazarotene. 
     
     
       7. The method according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein steps (1) to (3) are carried out at least 3 times per week.

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